What are the benefits of L. plantarum?
                                
                                
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                                L. plantarum has long been recognized for its role in food preservation and fermentation, with recent scientific studies increasingly emphasizing its extensive health-giving properties. This adaptable probiotic bacterium, now known as *Lactiplantibacillus plantarum*, is found naturally in the human gut and in a variety of fermented foods.